R Team P W D L Pts
1
Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin
6 6 0 0 18
2
Nurnberg Nurnberg
6 5 1 0 16
3
Heidenheimer Heidenheimer
6 4 1 1 13
4
VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg
6 3 2 1 11
5
Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern
6 3 2 1 11
6
Magdeburg Magdeburg
6 3 1 2 10
7
Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus
6 2 2 2 8
8
St. Pauli St. Pauli
6 1 4 1 7
9
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum
6 2 1 3 7
10
Hannover 96 Hannover 96
6 2 1 3 7
11
VfL Osnabruck VfL Osnabruck
6 2 1 3 7
12
Greuther Furth Greuther Furth
6 1 3 2 6
13
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld
6 1 2 3 5
14
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
6 1 2 3 5
15
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
6 1 1 4 4
16
Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel
6 0 4 2 4
17
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden
6 1 1 4 4
18
Darmstadt Darmstadt
6 1 1 4 4
Information
Bundesliga 2, contested by 18 clubs, follows the usual double round-robin format. Each club plays the others twice, once at home and once away. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points at the end of the season. If teams are tied, then count the goal difference and total goals scored. Since the 2018-19 season, the two top teams in the league are directly promoted to Bundesliga. The third place and the sixteenth place of Bundesliga compete for the last place in Bundesliga through a double-legged promotion playoffs. The last two clubs of 2. Bundesliga are automatically relegated to 3. Liga. The third-to-last and the third place in 3. Liga compete for the qualification to the 2. Bundesliga through a double-legged relegation playoffs.